paulradcliffe.me archive
Category: General Running and/or Fitness
May 1, 2014
April Review
I felt really motivated by the weekly Dopey Training posts I did in the fall. These monthly reviews aren’t as frequent but similarly valuable for keeping me honest. I’m actually getting through my New Year’s Resolutions list quite effectively so I may be updating my goals in the near future. Like March, I was very motivated to exercise. I’m starting to see physical progress. the exercise is helping me get through my change in relationship status, but taper has been a little rough. I hope to jump back into things after the races this weekend. Goal: SET A NEW HALF-MARATHON PB (< 2:03:22)[…continue reading]
April 29, 2014
Tapering for the Mississauga Half-Marathon and 5k
The final countdown is on to the Mississauga Marathon weekend events. I’m in the full grip of taper now and starting to feel the itches of taper madness. This weekend I’m running the 5 and a half. Not 5.5km, but 5km on Saturday night, then 21.1km on Sunday morning. Originally, I only planned to do the 5k, which would allow me to complete the Mississauga set (I’ve previously run the full in 2011, half in 2012, 10k in 2013). It wasn’t until much later that I saw the hospital on the list of charities that I decided to do the[…continue reading]
April 26, 2014
Cycling with Darkwing Duck
If you follow me on dailymile, you may have seen that I’ve been cycling up a storm on my stationary bike. In fact, I’ve put over 140km on it since January, and that’s not counting the miles I put on it for the 5-10 minutes I use it to warm-up before my weights. It was getting a little boring, and sometimes there’s nothing to watch on TV. I experimented playing PS3 while cycling, but couldn’t keep up the pace. So, I decided It would be a good idea to have some DVD’s handy. They would be a reliable form of entertainment and/or[…continue reading]
